Section R17-6-403. Weather Restrictions; Hazardous Conditions  


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  • A.      Responsibility. A driver of an oversize or overweight vehicle, or vehicle and load combination, shall:

    1.        Use the criteria provided under subsection (B) to identify unsafe roadway conditions and discontinue transport until safe to continue, and

    2.        Comply with all official agency weather-related travel advisories prohibiting oversize or overweight transport.

    B.       Determining conditions. A driver of an oversize or overweight

    vehicle, or vehicle and load combination, shall not transport under the following hazardous conditions:

    Hazardous Conditions:

    Possible Causes May Include:

    Driver visibility range becomes less than 500 feet

      Blowing dust

      Falling snow

      Fog

      Heavy rain

    Road surface condition reduces normal traction

      Snow

      Ice

      Flooding

    A load destabilizing condition endan- gers road surface or traffic

      High winds

      Falling objects

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 665, effective April 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final

rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2486, effective September 7,

2013 (Supp. 13-3).